Contents include:

Backpack with additional room for medications and important documents
1 Flashlight (batteries included)
1 Radio (batteries included)
1 Emergency blanket
2 Food bars (4,800 calories total; ingredients include wheat flour, vegetable shortening, granulated sugar, salt, water, coconut flavoring)
Work gloves, 1 pair
3 12-Hour light sticks
6 Moist towelettes
1 N-95 breathing mask
Plastic sheeting, 9' x 12'
1 Rain poncho with hood
1 Roll of duct tape
Emergency water (2 quarts)
1 Water container (2.5 gallon)
1 Whistle
1 Personal first aid kit, including an assortment of bandages, gauze and ointments
1 First Aid and Emergency Preparedness Guide

Mine consists of a Discman and a head lamp. Batteries for both are in the same drawer, always on top.

Power failures here can last for hours, so music while having enough light to work with fiber do it for me.

"I just realized I'm better prepared for a zombie apocalypse than a tornado...and I live in tornado country!"

As for myself, I have enough supplies in the house to survive for a month. I figure if the disaster lasts longer than that, it's Mad Max time.

(at which point I break out my rather extensive gun collection, I suppose...)

LOL

I have a disaster box. It's in my disaster garage.

Except we have a wind-up/solar radio and a wind-up flashlight. No worries about the batteries!

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and a hammer




After experiencing many floods, these two tools are invaluable for dealing with debris.

Also, a ball of heavy twine, a roll of duct tape, and a good, sharp pocketknife. And, I keep a fold-up army shovel, a space blanket, and a red bandana in the car trunk, at all times, and I consider those three things part of my "disaster kit", too.

to hang on the open trunk, in case of car trouble or a flat. In a disaster, it could have a multitude of uses...besides as a flag, to indicate position or needed help; as a face mask, to protect from ash or smoke; as an impromptu tourniquet, in case of very serious injury, or a bandage or a sling; as a wash cloth or dish rag or even toilet paper (hey, it's washable!)...myself, I use a bandana all of the time just to keep my hair out of my face while working and in summer I sometimes use a couple of them as sweat bands and around my neck, to protect from sunburn. I'd be lost without a bandana, at home or on a trip or in case of a disaster.

No exceptions for me!

Sorry.

She wants to look her very best for the rapture.

We have an in-ground tornado shelter in our garage. Here is what we keep in there: water, flashlights, 2 radios (one battery-operated, one with a hand crank), extra batteries, candles, matches, blanket, bucket with kitty litter (in case someone absolutely has to go during a tornado warning!!!), some dry food for out guinea pigs, some granola bars for us.

Once the sirens go off, here is what I take with me into the shelter: bag with all important documents (title to house and car, insurance info, passports, green cards), external hard drive with all our digital life on it (tax returns, photos, documents). I also have copies of important documents on a flash drive with me at all times, and as a backup with an online storage service (dropbox, it's free up to 2GB). I also grab my purse, of course, since it has my cell, credit cards, and cash!

I think I will add some medical supplies to the box in the shelter. Can't hurt to have them on hand!

I try to keep it tidied up. Really.